Myanmar not yet safe for Rohingya refugee return: UN

Conditions for Rohingya refugees to safely return to Myanmar from Bangladesh are not in place, the UN said Friday, a day after the two countries announced repatriation would begin in two months. "UNHCR has not yet seen the details of the agreement", the UN refugee agency said in a statement, referring to the deal inked Thursday between Myanmar and Bangladesh, where an estimated 620,000 Rohingya refugees are now living in squalor. "At present, conditions in Myanmar's Rakhine State are not in place to enable safe and sustainable returns," UNHCR added.

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